Dick Foran
Acting
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Acting Credits
Biography
John Nicholas 'Dick' Foran (June 18, 1910 – August 10, 1979) was an American actor, known for his performances in western musicals and for playing supporting roles in dramatic pictures. Foran was still billed as Nick Foran when he signed a contract with Fox in 1934. In 1935, Foran, who stood 6-foot-2 and had red hair, was hired by Warner Bros. as a supporting actor, changing his first name to Dick. He would also croon when called upon in films such as Change of Heart (1934) with Janet Gaynor, m...
Known For
Filmography
Shemp Cocktail: A Toast to the Original Stooge
2008
as Self (archive footage)
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
1983
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Oops, Those Hollywood Bloopers!
1982
as Self (archive footage)
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
1975
as Self (archive footage)
Adam-12
1968
as Fred Haines
Mayberry R.F.D.
1968
as King Beaumont
Brighty of the Grand Canyon
1966
as The Prospector
Taggart
1965
as Stark
O.K. Crackerby
1965
Daniel Boone
1964
as Jeremiah
Daniel Boone
1964
as Simon Doggett
Donovan's Reef
1963
as Sean O'Brien
The Great Adventure
1963
as Colton
The Dakotas
1963
Should I Marry Outside My Faith?
1962
The Virginian
1962
as Duggan
The Virginian
1962
as Mayor
The Virginian
1962
as Frank Devereaux
Dr. Kildare
1961
as Paul Adams
Studs Lonigan
1960
as Patrick Lonigan
The Big Night
1960
as Ed Robello
The Atomic Submarine
1959
as Dan Wendover
Rawhide
1959
as Major Taggert
The Swamp Fox
1959
as Gabriel Marion
The Fearmakers
1958
as Jim McGinnis
Violent Road
1958
as Frank 'Sarge' Miller
Thundering Jets
1958
as Col. Henry Spalding
77 Sunset Strip
1958
Yancy Derringer
1958
as Mr. Halligan
Wanted: Dead or Alive
1958
as Sheriff D. Wilkes
Wanted: Dead or Alive
1958
as Frank Koster
Lawman
1958
as Ed Kelly
Chicago Confidential
1957
as Artie Blaine
Sierra Stranger
1957
as Bert Gaines
Perry Mason
1957
as Dr. David Craig
Have Gun, Will Travel
1957
Richard Diamond, Private Detective
1957
as David Steele
The O. Henry Playhouse
1957
as Calliope
Maverick
1957
as Sheriff Edwards
Perry Mason
1957
as Steve Benton
Perry Mason
1957
as Harlan Merrill
Please Murder Me
1956
as Joe Leeds
State Trooper
1956
State Trooper
1956
as George Larkin
On Trial
1956
as Newcombe
The Miracle on 34th Street
1955
as Thomas Mara
Treasure of Ruby Hills
1955
as Alan Doran
Night of Execution
1955
as Robert Maxwell
Cheyenne
1955
Gunsmoke
1955
as Sheriff
The Millionaire
1955
as Hugh Waring
Matinee Theater
1955
The 20th Century Fox Hour
1955
as Thomas Mara
Lassie
1954
Climax!
1954
as Robert Maxwell
Climax!
1954
as Luke Bradshaw
Lassie
1954
as Fire Chief Ed Washburne
Father Knows Best
1954
as Burt
Letter to Loretta
1953
as Phil
The Kill
1952
as Jeff Clark
Cavalcade of America
1952
Four Star Playhouse
1952
as Esau Hepburn
Four Star Playhouse
1952
as Mr. Murdock
Four Star Playhouse
1952
as Will Foster
Death Valley Days
1952
as Ferguson
Al Jennings of Oklahoma
1951
as Frank Jennings
The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok
1951
Lux Video Theatre
1950
as Bob
Lux Video Theatre
1950
as Matt
El Paso
1949
as Sheriff La Farge
Deputy Marshal
1949
as Joel Benton
Suspense
1949
Fort Apache
1948
as Sgt. Quincannon
Studio One
1948
Studio One
1948
as Russ Adams
Studio One
1948
as Jeff Clark
Studio One
1948
as Larry
Easy Come, Easy Go
1947
as Dale Whipple
Hollywood Wonderland
1947
as Singing Cowboy (clip from "Sunday Roundup", 1936) (uncredited)
Kraft Television Theatre
1947
Movieland Magic
1946
as (archive footage)
Blow-Ups of 1946
1946
as Self
Guest Wife
1945
as Christopher Price
Hi, Buddy
1943
as Dave O'Connor
He's My Guy
1943
as Van Moore
Private Buckaroo
1942
as Lon Prentice
The Mummy's Tomb
1942
as Prof. Stephen A. Banning
Butch Minds the Baby
1942
as Dennis Devlin
Behind the Eight Ball
1942
as Bill Edwards
Breakdowns of 1942
1942
as Self
In the Navy
1941
as Dynamite Dugan
Mob Town
1941
as Frank Conroy
Horror Island
1941
as Bill Martin
Four Mothers
1941
as Ernest Talbot
Ride 'Em Cowboy
1941
as Bronco Bob Mitchell
Road Agent
1941
as Duke Masters
Riders of Death Valley
1941
as Jim Benton
Keep 'Em Flying
1941
as Jinx Roberts
The Kid from Kansas
1941
as Kansas
Unfinished Business
1941
as Frank
The Mummy's Hand
1940
as Steve Banning
The House of the Seven Gables
1940
as Matthew Maule
My Little Chickadee
1940
as Wayne Carter
Winners of the West
1940
as Jeff Ramsay
The Fighting 69th
1940
as Long John Wynn
Rangers of Fortune
1940
as Johnny Cash
I Stole a Million
1939
as Paul Carver
Inside Information
1939
as Danny Blake
Daughters Courageous
1939
as Eddie Moore
Private Detective
1939
as Jim Rickey
Four Wives
1939
as Ernest Talbot
Hero for a Day
1939
as Brainy Thornton
Four Daughters
1938
as Ernest
Over the Wall
1938
as Jerry Davis
Cowboy from Brooklyn
1938
as Sam Thorne
Heart of the North
1938
as Alan Baker
Secrets of a Nurse
1938
as 'Killer' Lee Burke
Love, Honor and Behave
1938
as Pete Martin
Boy Meets Girl
1938
as Larry Toms
Out Where the Stars Begin
1938
as Dick Foran
The Sisters
1938
as Tom Knivel
Breakdowns of 1938
1938
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Black Legion
1937
as Ed Jackson
Sunday Night at the Trocadero
1937
as Dick Foran
The Cherokee Strip
1937
as Dick Hudson
The Perfect Specimen
1937
as Jink Carter
Land Beyond the Law
1937
as Charles "Chip" Douglas
She Loved a Fireman
1937
as James "Red" Tyler
Prairie Thunder
1937
as Rod Farrell
Blazing Sixes
1937
as Red Barton
Empty Holsters
1937
as Clay Brent
The Devil's Saddle Legion
1937
as Tal Holladay
Breakdowns of 1937
1937
as Self
Earthworm Tractors
1936
as Emmet McManus
The Petrified Forest
1936
as Boze Hertzlinger
California Mail
1936
as Bill Harkins
Treachery Rides the Range
1936
as Red Taylor
Song of the Saddle
1936
as Frank Wilson, Jr.
Public Enemy's Wife
1936
as Thomas Duncan McKay
Guns of the Pecos
1936
as Steve Ainslee
The Big Noise
1936
as Don Andrews
The Golden Arrow
1936
as Tommy Blake
Trailin' West
1936
as Lieut. Red Colton
Breakdowns of 1936
1936
as Self
The Sunday Round-Up
1936
as Parson Ted Burke
Sunkist Stars at Palm Springs
1936
One More Spring
1935
as Park Policeman
Shipmates Forever
1935
as Gifford
Moonlight on the Prairie
1935
as Ace Andrews
It's A Small World
1935
as Motor Cop
Dangerous
1935
as Teddy
The Lottery Lover
1935
as Cadet
Accent on Youth
1935
as Butch
The Farmer Takes a Wife
1935
as Walt Lansing
Change of Heart
1934
as Nick
Gentlemen Are Born
1934
as Smudge Casey
Student Tour
1934
as Assistant Manager
Stand Up and Cheer!
1934
as Nick Foran